Businesses and Places in Rhode Island

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Rhode Island Facts and Information

   
Abbreviation RI
Capital Providence
Size Total (Land + Water) 1,545 sq miles; Land Only 1,045 sq miles
Number of Counties 5
Time Zone Eastern Time Zone
Bordering States Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York (water border)
Highest Point Jerimoth Hill, 811 feet
National Parks None
Population (2015) 1,056,298
Population Density 1,010.8 people / square mile
Area Codes 401
Top 5 Cities (2010 population) Providence (178,042)
Warwick (82,672)
Cranston (80,387)
Pawtucket (71,148)
East Providence (47,037)
Statehood May 29, 1790
Electoral Votes 4
Governor Official Rhode Island Governor Website
U. S. Senators List of U. S. Senators From Rhode Island
U. S. Representatives List of U. S. Representatives From Rhode Island
Senators List of Rhode Island State Senators
Representatives List of Rhode Island State Representatives
Government Official Site
Constitution Rhode Island State Constitution
Road Conditions Rhode Island Road Conditions
Quarter Issue Date May 21, 2001
Appetizer Calamari
Bird Rhode Island red
Drink Coffee milk
Flower Violet
Fish Striped bass
Fruit Rhode Island greening apple
Insect American burying beetle
Mineral Bowenite
Motto Hope
Nickname The Ocean State
Rock Cumberlandite
Shell Quahaug
Symbol of American Folk Art The Charles I.D. Looff Carousel
Tall Ship and Flagship USS Providence
Tree Red maple
Yacht Courageous, US-12/26
NCAA Division I Schools Brown University (Ivy)
Bryant University (Northeast)
Providence College (Big East)
University of Rhode Island (Atlantic 10)
Gas Tax $0.3400 / Gallon
Cigarette Tax $3.75 / Pack
Tourist Attractions Block Island Ferry Ferry service located in Narragansett, Rhode Island.
Tourist Attractions WaterFire Award-winning sculpture by Barnaby Evans in Providence, Rhode Island.
Tourist Attractions Newport Cliff Walk Public access walkway along the shore line in Newport, Rhode Island.
Tourist Attractions Roger Williams Park Zoo Zoo in Providence, Rhode Island.
Tourist Attractions Watch Hill Coastal village in the town of Westerly, Rhode Island.
Tourist Attractions RISD Museum Art museum in Providence, Rhode Island.
Tourist Attractions Narragansett Beach Beach in Narragansett, Rhode Island.
Tourist Attractions Marble House Museum in Newport, Rhode Island.
Tourist Attractions Sachuest Beach Beach in Middletown, Rhode Island.
Tourist Attractions Colt State Park State park in Bristol, Rhode Island.
Tourist Attractions Yawgoo Valley Ski resort in Exeter, Rhode Island.
Tourist Attractions Wright's Dairy Farm and Bakery Bakery on a farm located in North Smithfield, Rhode Island.
Tourist Attractions Prudence Island Island in the Narragansett Bay, located in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
Tourist Attractions Rosecliff Mansion in Newport, Rhode Island.
Tourist Attractions Providence Athenaeum Library and cultural center in Providence, Rhode Island.
Tourist Attractions Misquamicut State Beach State park in Westerly, Rhode Island.
Tourist Attractions International Tennis Hall of Fame Museum in Newport, Rhode Island.
Tourist Attractions Fort Adams State Park State park in Newport, Rhode Island.
Tourist Attractions Beavertail Lighthouse Lighthouse and museum in Jamestown, Rhode Island.
Fun Facts On May 4, 1776, Rhode Island declared its independence from Great Britain, the first state to do so.
Fun Facts Judge Darius Baker imposed the first jail sentence for speeding in an automobile on August 27, 1904, in Newport, Rhode Island. The offender was found guilty of speeding at 15 miles per hour.
Fun Facts The first U.S. Open Championship was played on the nine-hole course of Newport Golf and Country Club in Rhode Island on October 4, 1895.
Fun Facts The Tennis Hall of Fame is located in Newport, Rhode Island.
Fun Facts Even though Rhode Island has five counties, there is no county government. Local governance is provided by the eight cities and 31 towns.
Fun Facts The Rhode Island colony was founded on present-day Aquidneck Island, the largest island in Narragansett Bay. There are two theories on how Aquidneck Island came to be known as Rhode Island 1) Explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano visited the island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay in 1524, and he compared it to the island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean. 2) Dutch explorer Adraen Block called Aquidneck "een rodlich Eylande," meaning "an island of reddish appearance" in 1625.
Fun Facts The start of the Industrial Revolution is often attributed to the development and construction in 1790 of Samuel Slater's water-powered cotton mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Fun Facts Nine Men's Misery monument in Cumberland, Rhode Island, is the oldest known monument to veterans in the United States.
Fun Facts Roger Williams founded the first Baptist Church in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1638.  It is the oldest Baptist congregation in America.
Fun Facts In 1852, Rhode Island became the first state to abolish the death penalty for all crimes.
Fun Facts In Rhode Island, the law requires that one must give a timely, audible signal before passing a car on the left.
Name Origin From the Greek Island of Rhodes
Residents Names Rhode Islander
Tourism Office Website www.visitrhodeisland.com
Tourism Office Phone Number 800-250-7384

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